Interim Medical Advisor and Health Officer: Dr. Joseph W. Hume
Locations and Directions to the Johnson County Health Department
The JCHD is made up of Five Divisions:
1. Administrative Operations
2. Adult and Child Care Facilities
3. Disease Containment
4. Family Health Services
5. Health Education
Our Vision… Health at the Highest Level for Johnson County Residents
Our Mission … Johnson County Public Health is dedicated to the prevention of disease and the promotion of wellness for our community.
To help Johnson County Residents achieve Health at the Highest Level, the Johnson County Health Department provides the following 10 Essential Public Health Services:
- Monitor health status to identify community health problems
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
- Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
- Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
- Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
- Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce
- Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
- Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
ANNUAL REPORTS 2003
Would you like to work at the Johnson County Health Department? Johnson County ’s Department of Human Resources.
Are you looking for all-hazard emergency and disaster information? Johnson County Emergency Management & Homeland Security.
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Johnson County Government does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability status in employment or the provision of programs and services. If special assistance is required, please notify the Health Department in advance. For TDD service, please call the Kansas Relay at (800) 766-3777.
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